3 Iraqi soldiers killed in attack in Kirkuk, northern Iraq
On Sunday, another bloody attack in Kirkuk killed 12 Iraqi policemen
BAGHDAD, Iraq
Three Iraqi soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an attack in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, according to local media.
A security source told the local Baghdad Today news agency that an explosive device hit an Iraqi army patrol in the Al-Zab area in the al-Hawija district of the Kirkuk province.
The source added that the explosion left three soldiers killed and two injured.
Iraqi authorities have yet to comment on the incident, as no group has yet claimed responsibility.
On Sunday, another bloody attack in Kirkuk believed to have been carried out by the terrorist group Daesh/ISIS killed 12 Iraqi federal police personnel.
Daesh/ISIS overran Iraq's Mosul, Salahuddin and Anbar provinces in 2014, as well as parts of Diyala and Kirkuk, before these regions were gradually freed from the terror group.
Iraqi authorities announced victory over Daesh/ISIS on Dec. 9, 2017, yet the group still carries out sporadic attacks in the rural areas of these provinces.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara
